Firm and Provider News

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, through the work of attorney Richard Brent Somach, is among the 2016 Lehigh Valley Award Land Development Project Winners who worked on The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage in the City of Allentown. This award promotes excellence in design and planning for land development projects.

The attorneys and staff at Gallivan White & Boyd, P.A. would like to congratulate Columbia shareholder John E. Cuttino for his election as President of DRI–The Voice of the Defense Bar (DRI). DRI is the leading organization for lawyers and in-house counsel who defend businesses and individuals in civil litigation. DRI is committed to improving the...

Fish & Richardson announced today that it has signed on as a supporter of the American Bar Association (ABA) Resolution 113 “Promoting Diversity in the Legal Profession.” The Resolution urges law firms and all other legal services providers to expand and create opportunities at all levels of responsibility for diverse...

Akin Gump represented JPMorgan Chase as sole underwriter in the public offering of 40,357,500 shares of common stock of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation that closed today. Total net proceeds of the offering to Anadarko were approximately $2.16 billion.
Net proceeds from the offering are expected to be used to fund Anadarko’s previously announced...

Pro Bono Partnership announced that it raised nearly $1.4 million to provide free business legal assistance to hundreds of nonprofit organizations in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut through its Gala held on Wednesday, October 18, at Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan.

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner Thomas Galli to the real estate practice in Washington, D.C. Galli joins from Greenberg Traurig LLP where he was a shareholder in the real estate, sports facilities and public private partnership practice groups.

Akin Gump is pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, it has been named one of the top energy law firms in Latin America by Latinvex, a provider of news and analysis on the continent’s business, as well as ranked among the top international law firms in Latin America, more generally.
Akin Gump was again ranked in fourth place for its...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today that Dean Fanelli, Ph.D. and Thomas Haag, Ph.D., co-founders of top intellectual property boutique Fanelli Haag PLLC, have joined Seyfarth as partners in the Litigation department in Washington, D.C.
In addition to Dean and Thomas, the Fanelli Haag team of lawyers and patent agents that has joined Seyfarth includes King Lit...

Pro Bono Partnership, a nationally recognized provider of free business and transactional legal services to nonprofits, has announced that Lauran Susan D’Alessio has been elected to its Board of Directors. Ms. D’Alessio is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Transactions at Merck & Co., Inc., where she leads the group...

Pro Bono Institute (PBI) announced today that it will present White & Case LLP with its 2016 John H. Pickering Award at the 2016 PBI Annual Dinner on November 3 in New York. White & Case is receiving the award for its expansive global pro bono program that demonstrates an institutionalized approach to performing pro bono and a reach beyond...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP announced today the arrival of partner Andrew Hough to the firm’s Corporate department in Atlanta. Hough joins Seyfarth from Ballard Spahr LLP where he was a partner in their Atlanta office. While there, he was a member of the business and finance, mergers and acquisitions/private equity, transactional finance, securities, life...

Tata Power’s wholly owned subsidiary Tata Power International Pte Limited and ICICI Venture have announced the creation of a platform company, named Resurgent Power Ventures Pte Ltd, to facilitate investment in power projects in India in the coming two to three years. The projects are in advanced stages and near operational readiness or operating.

National accounting, tax and advisory firm, EisnerAmper LLP announced that its newly re-designed website – www.eisneramper.com – has been launched.
Reflecting the reality of a dramatically growing firm; and recognizing the requirements of the age of mobility, EisnerAmper’s new website is the next evolution of its online...

On October 5th, the law firm of Sills Cummis & Gross celebrated its 45th Anniversary and the upcoming election of the 45th President hosting a client event featuring a lavish cocktail reception and a presentation by guest speakers and noted political pundits, David Axelrod and Michael Murphy. The event took place at the New Jersey Performing...

Corporate Pro Bono (CPBO) announced today that it has selected Entergy Corporation, a signatory to the CPBO Challenge® initiative, the Louisiana Civil Justice Center (LCJC), and the Orleans Parish Civil District Court to receive the 2016 CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award. The awardees were selected for their creation of the Self Help Resource Center (...

Joseph T. Boccassini, who began his legal career as a summer associate at McCarter & English in 1991 and worked his way up to become a partner and later a prominent member of the firm’s management, has become managing partner, effective October 1, following a unanimous vote by the Executive Committee.

On September 30, 2016, Weil obtained a significant victory on behalf of client Nortek Global HVAC in the Middle District of Tennessee after U.S. District Court Judge Kevin Sharpe agreed to dismiss, with prejudice, a 20-count class action complaint.

McGuireWoods partner Richard J. Mason has been appointed co-chair of the International Bar Association’s Insolvency Section, the most prominent international association of lawyers who focus on cross-border restructuring, insolvency and creditors’ rights law. His two-year term begins Jan. 1, 2017.

The UK Chancellor will tell international banks in New York today that he is determined that Britain remains the best place in the world for the financial services industry.
Making his first trip to the US since he was appointed Chancellor earlier this summer, Mr Hammond will speak to Wall Street leaders as part of his consultations with the industry to...

Technology is evolving at warp speed, impacting the way we operate at every level. The threat of cyber breach, data protection, regulatory compliance and mobility are just a handful of the things keeping all of us up at night. The 3-part webinar series looks in depth at these global trends, how they impact enterprise operations and practical...

(New York) – Akin Gump is pleased to announce it has again been ranked among the 100 best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in the United States by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
In this 10th annual survey, Akin Gump was noted for providing adoption-related benefits to employees, including up to $7500 in financial assistance or reimbursement...

EisnerAmper announced that Eugene Tetlow, a highly regarded business development professional, has joined the Asset Management Group within the firm’s Financial Services practice. Tetlow will be based in EisnerAmper’s San Francisco office.
Financial Services is the largest practice within EisnerAmper, and its Asset Management Group works...